高二宝中英语试卷

第一节阅读理解（共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上

将该项涂黑。

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It'sthemiddleofthenightinthesleepyFrenchtownofLevignac,outsideofthecity

Toulouse.

Therearepeoplelinedupalongthetown'smainroad,waitingforaparadetobegin.But

therearenomarchingbandsordecoratedfloatsatthis1a.m.event.Instead,thereappearsa

convoy（护航队）ofsixtrucks,eachpullinganenormoustrailer（拖车）carryingahugepart

oftheworld'slargestpassengerairliner,theAirbusA380.

Thecrowdsapplaudastheplane'swings,bodyandtailsectionsinchtheirwaythrough

theprovincialtown.Sometimesthereisjust50centimetersclearanceoneachsidebetween

theplanepartsandthebuildings.Peopleinthebuildingsarewatching—rightinfrontoftheir

windows—theparade,whichisrepeatedeveryfewweeks.Toulouse,locatedinSouthFrance,

isthesiteoftheAirbusHeadquarter.Itiswheresingle-aisleA320sandwide-bodyA330sand

A350sarebuilt.

SinceitsfirstdeliverytoSingaporeAirlinesin2007,morethan200A380shaverolled

offthelineinToulouse.Mostofthem,morethan100,areflownbytheDubai-basedEmirates

Airlines.

TheproductionofthemainpartsfortheA38（）isspreadthroughoutEurope:thewings

arebuiltinBroughton,Wales;bodysectionscomefromHamburg,Germanyand

Saint-Nazaire,France;thetailfromCadiz,Spain,andHamburg.Othersmallerpartscome

fromsuppliersallovertheworld.AnA380ismadeupofaboutfourmillionindividualparts

producedby1,500companiesfrom30countries.

GettingthehugepartstotheFAL（FinalAssemblyLine）inToulouseisanunbelievably

complicatedprocess.TheycomebyseatoPauillac,France,wheretheyareunloaded.From

there,travelingonlyatnight,theconvoytakesthreeeveningstocoverthe335kilometersto

Toulouse,ontheroadswhichareespeciallydesignedtohandletheextremesizeoftheA380's

sections.

1.Whatarethepeoplewaitingfor?

A.Acelebrationparade.B.SomefamousAirbuspassengers.

C.ThearrivalofA38Oparts.D.Anewly-builtworld'slargestairliner.

2.Howdoestheconvoypassthetownatnight?

A.Ittriestodoitsecretly.B.It'sveryslowtoavoidbuildings.

C.Itproudlydisplayswhatitcarries.D.Itusuallytakesawholenight.

3.WhatkindofcityisToulouse?

A.It'sclosetotheAirbusHeadquarter.B.It'shometothebiggestairlines.

C.It'swherenotonlyA380sarebuilt.D.ItproducesmostpartsofA380.

B

Haveyoueverpressedthepedestrianbuttonatacrosswalkandwonderedifitreally

worked?Orpushedthe“closedoor“buttoninanelevator,whiledoubtingthatitmay,infact,

havenoeffectwhatsoever?

You'renotalone,andyoumayberight.Theworldisfullofbuttonsthatdon'tactually

doanything.

They9resometimescalled"placebobuttons^^一buttonsthataremechanicallysoundand

canbepushed,butprovidenouse.Thesebuttonsmaystillserveapurpose,accordingtoEllen

Langer,aHarvardpsychologistwhopioneeredaconceptknownasthe"illusionofcontrol”.

“Theydohaveapsychologicaleffect,“shesaidinaphoneinterview.^Takingsomeaction

leadspeopletofeelasenseofcontroloverasituation,andthatfeelsgood,ratherthanjust

beingapassivebystander.^^

InNewYorkCity,onlyabout100ofthe1,000crosswalkbuttonsactuallyfunction,

confirmedaspokespersonfromthecity'sDepartmentofTransportation.Thatnumberhas

steadilydecreasedinrecentyears:WhentheNewYorkTimesrevealedthatthemajorityof

NewYork'sbuttonsdidn'tworkin2004,about750werestilloperational.InLondon,which

has6,000trafficsignals,pressingthepedestrianbuttonresultsinareassuring“Wait”light.

Butthatdoesn'tnecessarilymeanthatthe"greenman“willappearanysooner.

Sowhataboutthe“closedoor“buttoninelevators?IfyouliveintheUS,italmost

certainlydoesn'twork.

“Toputitsimply,theridingpublicwillnotbeabletomakethedoorscloseanyfaster

usingthatbutton,saidKevinBrinkmanoftheNationalElevatorIndustry.Butthere'savery

goodreasonforthis:theAmericanswithDisabilitiesActof1990."ThisActrequiresthatan

elevator\doorsremainopenlongenoughforanyonewithdisabilityormobilityissues,such

asusingawheelchair,togetonboardthecabsafely,saidBrinkman.

So,pressingthebuttonwilldonothing.It'sonlythereforfirefighters,emergency

personnelandmaintenanceworkers,whocanoveridethedelaywithakeyoracode.But

outsidetheUS,there'sahigherchance一thoughnotacertainty一thatthebuttonwillwork.

4.Whichofthefollowingisthemeaningof“sound“underlinedinparagraph3?

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A.ingoodconditionB.inaloudvoice

C.inproperplaceD.insuitablesize

5.WhatdoesEllenLangerthinkofthebuttonsthatdon'treallywork?

A.Theyareofnouseatall.B.Theybadlyneedrepairing.

C.Theymakebystanderspassive.D.Theyarejustcomforting.

6.What'scommonaboutthecrosswalkbuttonsinNewYorkandLondon?

A.Onlyonetenthactuallywork.B.Manyhavebeenremoved.

C.Theyareoftenofnoactualuse.D.Theyareofthesamedesign.

7.Whydoesn'tthe"closedoor“buttoninelevatorsworkintheUS?

A.It'srequiredsobylaw.B.It'soperatedbyspecialpersonnel.

C.Itworksifthere\awheelchair.D.Itskeyorcodeisoftenlost.

C

Oneofthebiggestcomplaintsinmodemsocietyisbeingover-scheduled.Askpeopleat

asocialgatheringhowtheyareandtheanswerisalways“superbusy”.Whenpeoplearen't

superbusyatwork,theyarecrazybusyexercising,entertainingorplayingfantasyfootball.

Andifthereiseverastillmomentforreflectivethought—say,whilewaitinginlineinastore

一outcomesthemobilephone.SoitisworthnothingastudypublishedinthejournalScience,

whichshowshowfarpeoplewillgotoavoidself-reflection.

“Wehavenotedhowaddictedtoourdevicesweallseemtobeandthatpeopleseemto

findanyexcusetheycantokeepbusy."saidTimothyWilson,apsychologyprofessoratthe

UniversityofVirginia.Oneofhisexperimentsinvolvingmorethan700peopleshows,

amazingly,thatmostpeoplefinditunpleasanttobealonewiththeirthoughtsforjust6to15

minutes.

Itcouldbebecausehumanbegins,whenleftalone,tendtothinkaboutwhat'swrongin

theirlives:difficultrelationships,personalfailures,moneytrouble,healthconcerns...Sothey

keepthemselvesbusy.LouisC.K.,acomedian（喜剧演员），hasoncedescribedthatnot-good

feeling:"Sometimeswhenthingsclearawayandyou'renotwatchinganythingandyou9rein

yourcarandyoustartgoing...Ohno,hereitcomes——thatI'malone—anditstartstovisityou,

justthissadness,“hesaid."Andthat'swhypeopletextanddrive.Theyarewillingtorisk

takingalifeandrunningtheirownbecausetheydon'twanttobealoneforasecond,because

it'ssohard.^^

Butyoucan'tsolverorletgoofproblemsifyoudon'tallowyourselftimetothinkabout

them.Ignoringthemwillonlygivethemmorepower.Slowdown,lookatthem,andthink

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aboutyourself.Wedon'thavetobethat“superbusy”.

8.Whyarepeoplealwayssuperbusynowadays?

A.They'realwaysbotheredbyothers.B.Theyworkevenwhenentertaining.

C.Theirjobsaretoodemanding.D.Theyactuallychoosetobelikethat.

9.HowdoesProfessorWilsonfeelaboutthefindingsofhisexperiments?

A.It'snormaltobebusy.B.Manyexcusesarereasonable.

C.Thefactisshocking.D.Theymatchhisprediction.

10.WhatdoesLouisC.K.sayaboutfeelingalone?

A.It'sadifficultexperience.B.You'llbefinewhenyoudrive.

C.It'snotbadtohaveself-time.D.Foracomedianitoftenhappens.

11.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthetext?

A.NoTimetoThink?B.TooBusytoEnjoyLife

C.Whynotstopandrest?D.BeYourself

D

WhenKatsunoriandKaoriOsakahadtheirfirstchild,theywerelivinginasmall

apartmentinNagoya,acityofmorethan2millionpeopleincentralJapan.

Likemanyotheryoungcouples,theytriedtoraisetheirchildinthecitybutfoundlife

amongtheapartmentblockstoocrowdedandexpensive,withfewchildcarechoices.

Eventually,theygaveup.

TheOsakasmovedtoNagi,whereKatsunorigrewup.Thesleepyagriculturaltownin

westernJapanhasbecomeasuccessstoryinthecountry5seffortstoboostitsdecliningbirth

rate.Withapopulationofabout6,000,NagifeelsaworldawayfromNagoya,andresidents

takethelackofbusystreetsandcrowdsasreasonwhyitisagreatplacetobringupchildren.

Butthey'renottheonlybenefits:Nagialsopayscoupleswholivetheretohavechildren.

Familiesreceiveaone-time100,000yen($879)paymentfortheirfirstchild,150,00()yen

($1,335)fortheirsecondandasmuchas400,000yen($3,518)forthefifthchildborntothe

samefamily.Thepaymentshavebeenrising,andNagiisalsoofferingparentsotherbenefits

(housing,kids'schooling,nurserycosts,etc.),tohelpimprovethetown'sbirthrate.

Andtheyappeartobeworking.

IntheneighborhoodwheretheOsakeslive,mostcoupleshavethreeormorechildren

becausetheycanandtheywantto.Between2005and2014,thetown'sbirthrate-basedon

theaveragenumberofchildrenawomanhasinherlifetime-doubledfrom1.4to2.8.Then

ithasdippedslightlyto2.39,butisstillconsiderablyhigherthanthenationalaverageof1.46.

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Japanhasbeenonasteadybirthratedeclinesincethe1970s.in2017,fewerthan

950,000babieswerebomwhilethenumberofdeathsrosetoapostwarhighof1.3million.

Thecountry'stotalpopulationstandsat127million,andchildrenmakeupjust12.3%of

thetotal,comparedwith18.9%fortheUS,16.8%forChinaand30.8%forIndia,according

togovernmentfigures.Andby2065,Japan'spopulationisexpectedtodroptoabout88

million.

12.WhatwasthemostimportantreasonwhytheOsakesmovedfromNagoyatoNagi?

A.NagiisKatsunori'shometown.B.Nagoyaiscrowdedandexpensive.

C.Theywantedtohaveeasierjobs.D.Nagiisbetterinchildcare.

13.WhatkindofplaceisNagi?

A.Smallinsize,itisevenricherthanbigcities.

B.Peoplehereareencouragedtohaveabigfamily.

C.Itsbirthratehaskeptrisinginthepastdecade.

D.Thoughanagriculturaltown,ithasabigpopulation.

14.Whichofthefollowingdoes“they”inparagraph5referto?

A.ParentslivinginNagi.B.Benefitsofferedtoparents.

C.One-timepayments.D.Childcarechoices.

15.Whatcanweinferfromthearticle?

A.Thericheracountryis,theloweritsbirthratefalls.

B.Japan'spopulationisnotaprobleminalongrun.

C.Nagi'ssuccesshasbeencopiedbybigcities.

D.Thetrendofanation'sbirthrateishardtochange.

第二节（共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分）

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，选项中有两项为

多余选项。在答题卡上将相应选项涂黑。

It'sFridayafternoonandtheclockisticking.You'reworkingdesperatelytocompletea

taskbeforethefiveo'clockdeadlinewhilesilentlycursingyourselffornothavingstartedit

sooner.Soundfamiliar?Ifso,you'renotalone!16Whileitmaybecomfortingtoknow

thatyou'renotalone,you'requiteawareofhowmuchitcanholdyoubackinyourwork.

Delayisahabit—adeeplyrootedpatternofbehavior.17Habitsonlystopbeing

habitswhenyouavoidpracticingthem,sotrythestrategiesbelowtogiveyourselfthebest

possiblechanceofsucceeding.

18Setaboutdoingtasksassoonastheyarise.Writedownthetasksthatyouneed

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tocomplete,andspecifyatimefordoingthem.Thiswillhelpyoutoactivelydealwithyour

workinadvance.

Promiseyourselfareward.Ifyoucompleteadifficulttaskontime,rewardyourselfwith

atreat,suchasasliceofcakeoracoffeefromyourfavoritecoffeeshop.Andmakesureyou

noticehowgooditfeelstofinishthings!

Asksomeonetocheckuponyou.Peerpressureworks!It'swidelyrecognizedasan

effectiveapproach.19

Aimto“eatanelephantbeetle^^firstthing,everyday!20Thiswillgiveyouthe

restofthedaytoconcentrateonworkthatyoufindmoreenjoyable.

A.Focusondoing,notavoiding.

B.Thismeansthatyouprobablycan'tbreakitovernight.

C.Youneedafullcupofcoffeetomakeyourselfenergetic.

D.Accordingtoresearch,95percentofusaredelayingthings.

E.Getthosetasksthatyoufindleastpleasantoutofthewayearly.

F.Evenifyou'reorganized,youcanstillfeeloverwhelmedbyatask.

G.Ifyoudon'thaveanyonetoask,anonlinetoolsuchasProcrastercanhelpyouto

self-monitor.

第三部分语言知识及应用（共两节。满分45分）

第一节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从21〜40各题所给的A、B、C和D中，选出可

以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Canyouimaginebeingpaidmillionsofdollarsforplayinginaprofessionalsportteam?

Thatyouwereableto21stadiumswithpeoplecomingtoseeyouplay?Thatyoucould

attractthemassesinthesame22wayasarockstar,aHollywoodstarora23

sportsperson?ESportshavemadeallthatpossibleandmore.Themillennials（千禧一代），also

thedigitalgenerationhavebeen24witheSports,andtheircombinedstrengthlooks

25.Thefeverforvideogameshashadagreat26onthesportsindustry.

TowhatextenteSports,or27sports,canbeconsideredasport28an

arguablequestion.Ifwesticktothe29,sportisexplainedasanycompetitionthat

requirestrainingandobeyingrules.Asecond30is:allkindsofphysical31that

isdoneforreasonofhealthorentertainment.

Spendinghoursandhours32acomputeroronamobilephoneplayingvideo

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gamesistothe33ofphysicalactivity.Butwhenthe34thatdefenditareloud

fromfamousathletes,andwhentheInternationalOlympicCommitteeis35considering

thepossibilityof36eSportstothe2020OlympicGames,itisatleastworth37

thoughts.

Obviously,eSportshaveaconstantly38numberoffans.Athletes,professional

teams,sponsorsandthemediaare39moreyoungsterstoeSports.Theyevenhavetheir

ownprofessionaleSportteams.Inaword,eSportshavebecomeabig,bigmarket,40

biggerthanmanytraditionalsportmarkets.So,doesitreallymatterwhethertheyarereally

sportornot?

21.A.payB.passC.fillD.build

22.A.wrongB.crazyC.strangeD.elegant

23.A.diligentB.strongC.handsomeD.famous

24.A.unitedB.satisfiedC.agreedD.confused

25.A.unacceptableB.unstoppableC.uncomfortableD.understandable

26.A.impactB.dependenceC.stressD.shadow

27.A.effectiveB.engineeringC.electronicD.energetic

28.A.answersB.settlesC.producesD.remains

29.A.gameB.screenC.athleteD.dictionary

30.A.explanationB.puzzleC.questionD.sport

31.A.educationB.activityC.preparationD.relaxation

32.A.apartfromB.freefromC.infrontofD.inspiteof

33.A.benefitB.oppositeC.surpriseD.joy

34.A.voicesB.strengthsC.songsD.noises

35.A.slowlyB.momentarilyC.seriouslyD.suddenly

36.A.introducingB.comparingC.conductingD.sharing

37.A.easierB.soonerC.worseD.more

38.A.annoyingB.surprisingC.increasingD.changing

39.A.misleadingB.attractingC.entertainingD.dismissing

40.A.stillB.butC.thoughD.even

第二节语篇填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分,满分15分）

阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号单词的正确形式。将

答案写在答题卷的相应位置。

StudentsinancientChinawereaskedtolearnrites,musicarchery,charioting,

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calligraphyandmathematics.The“sixarts“system41(date)backtotheZhouDynasty

(BC1046—BC256).42laterbecameapartofConfucianphilosophywhichstresses

behaviorandvalues.

Amongthesixarts,rites(礼)stoodformanners.Therewererites43wereusedin

differentevents,suchaswedding,funeralsandmilitary44(activity).Thestudyofrites

andmusicaimed45(teach)peopleasenseofself-respect.Charioting(御)meant46

skillsofdrivingthecarriage.Bypracticingcharioting,ancientpeoplewereabletogain

fightingskills.Studyingcalligraphy,peoplelearnedknowledgeandbecamemodest,while

studyingmathsmadethemthinkmore47(quick).

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